Workgroup Barriers
Follow Along/ Outcomes Workgroup
Mary O'Brien
- Non-retaliation policy not in place (Governor's Office)
- No comprehensive waiting lists
- No staff help
- Timely reimbursements
- Bi-monthly meetings
Service Capacity Workgroup
Anne Jackson/Juan Samaniego
- There is not someone with a housing background to give input
Eligibility and Access Workgroup
John Solomon
- There is no mechanism for appropriated funds to follow persons with DD from Nursing Homes to more appropriate community settings.
- Persons with DD cannot access appropriated funds through the PAS (through VR) and CIL because of rigid policies regarding the interpretation of "self-direction."
- Numerous agencies serve persons with disabilities. Each have different eligibility criteria with some having entitlement status and others with limited funding which creates ;arge waiting lists that do not move at a reasonable pace.
- There is no common application form or means for agencies to share databases to reduce redundancies within the service system.
- Informed Choice is negated when agency admission criteria are predicted on entitlement programs.
- Basing service availability to persons with disabilities solely on Medicaid eligibility is a violation of the ADA.
Informed Choice Workgroup
Joe Maxwell/Linda Allen
- Comprehensive Waiting lists
- Consumer surveys
- Agency coordination
- Reaching a wide audience
Legislative Sub-Committee
No Chair
- Lack of Legislative representation
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